THIS WEEK’S CALENDAR

SUNDAY  AUGUST 22
8:30 AM      Nursery (Contact: Sara Faulkner)
8:50  AM     AWAKEN Worship Service NOW ON YOUTUBE! (Contact Aaron Prillaman)
8:50  AM     Children’s Church
9:30  AM     FILL-THE-VAN in Upper Church Parking Lot
10:00 AM    R.L. Pope Class (Teacher: Tracy Brinkley) (Contact Richard Herman)
10:00 AM    UMW Sunday Morning Circle (Women’s Sunday School Class) (Contact: Cheryl Herman)
10:00 AM    Sunday School
11:00 AM    Worship
11:00 AM    Children’s Church
2:00 PM     Youth Group (Contact Rodney Denton)

MONDAY  AUGUST 23

TUESDAY  AUGUST 24
8:30 AM      Men’s Fellowship Group (meets at Loflin’s Restaurant) (Contact: Tim Lyons)
9:00 AM      Sewing Ministry
5:30 PM      Yoga (Contact: Brenda Lyons)

WEDNESDAY  AUGUST 25
The “Weekly Update” on Facebook 

THURSDAY  AUGUST 26
10:30 AM     Chicks with Sticks (Knitting Ministry)  (Contact: Charlie Hanner)

FRIDAY  AUGUST 27

SATURDAY  AUGUST 28

SUNDAY  AUGUST 29
8:30 AM      Nursery (Contact: Sara Faulkner)
8:50  AM     AWAKEN Worship Service NOW ON YOUTUBE! (Contact Aaron Prillaman)
10:00 AM    R.L. Pope Class  (Contact Richard Herman)
10:00 AM    UMW Sunday Morning Circle (Women’s Sunday School Class) (Contact: Cheryl Herman)
10:00 AM    Sunday School
11:00 AM    Worship
11:00 AM    Children’s Church
3:30 PM      Youth (Contact Rodney Denton)

PRAYER CONCERNS

If you or a loved one would like to be added to the prayer list, please contact Lorna McCullough at 336-259-5814. If you put a name on the list, please keep in touch to let us know how that person is doing, as names are removed after three weeks.

During the coming week, please pray for…

• Edward Baumgartner
• Andrea Cain and family
• Margie Collins
• Kendall Conner (Josie Laumann’s grandaughter)
• Chris Eddinger
• Carol Kaiser
• Dean Sharpe-Austin

Also Remember: All military personnel, Our United Methodist missionaries, The United Methodist Church.

WORSHIP THIS SUNDAY…

VIRTUAL WORSHIP RESOURCES:

• AWAKEN WORSHIP BULLETIN can be found HERE 
• 11 AM WORSHIP BULLETIN can be found HERE.
• PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN’S BULLETIN can be found HERE. 
• GRADE SCHOOL CHILDREN’S BULLETIN can be found HERE.

REV. PEGGY FINCH RETIREMENT RECEPTION

SEPTEMBER 19
AFTER 11:00 AM SERVICE
FRONT LAWN at MUMC

We are excited to share with you that a reception to celebrate the retirement of Reverend Peggy Finch has been scheduled. Peggy officially retired in June 2020. However, due to Covid-19 restrictions, the Church had to postpone a formal celebration with Peggy until now. Please plan to join us to honor Peggy and her ministry at Memorial on Sunday, September 19 following the 11:00 am service.

In lieu of a love offering, we are requesting that you participate in personalizing a gift that will be presented to Peggy. Please submit a one-sided note recalling a special memory, a word of appreciation, a meaningful picture, or other message that can be included in a memory book. A photo album of the reception activities will also be put together and given to Peggy. These projects are being coordinated by Martha Burrow, Marie Carmichael, and Summer Gordon.

Your submissions for this project are needed by THIS SUNDAY, August 22. Notes and photos can be dropped off in the Receptionist or Church Office or sent electronically to Summer Gordon. There will also be an insert in the bulletin that can be utilized to write a message.

FILL – THE – VAN FOR COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS

THIS SUNDAY, AUGUST 22
9:30 AM – 11:00 AM
UPPER PARKING LOT at MUMC

The Missions Committee is accepting backpacks, personal hygiene items, and school supplies for Communities in Schools. Stop by the upper parking lot and help us fill a church van between the contemporary and 11:00 am church services!

Items Needed:

• Hygiene Items
• T-shirts, underwear, socks, tennis shoes for Pre-K thru 5th grade (ages 3 – 11)
• T-shirts and socks for 6th thru 12th grade (ages 12 – 17)
• New Hoodies (Red, Black, Navy) for all school aged students
• Travel size of shampoo, body wash, deodorant, wash cloths, hand sanitizer
• School Supplies
• Lined Paper and Graph Paper
• Pencils
• Color Pencils and Crayons
• Glue Sticks
• Ear Buds
• Erasers (Cap type or stick)

Monetary Donations
We can always use this form of support; it allows us to help fill in gaps within the classroom and support both teacher and student.

Contact Mallory Smith (336) 880-7678 or Payton Williams (336) 687-0015 with any questions!

HAITI RELIEF DONATIONS

CALLING ALL COOKS!

SEPTEMBER 17
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
THOMASVILLE FARMERS MARKET

United Methodist Women will be sponsoring a second bake sale at the Thomasville Farmers Market on Saturday, September 2021, from 8 am to 12 noon. We need the help of all the cooks in the church. Proceeds support UMW mission projects. Any of the following items will be greatly appreciated: pies (all kinds), fruit cobblers, persimmon puddings, cakes, sugar-free desserts, brownies, bar-type cookies, ham, and sausage biscuits, breakfast breads and buns, trail mix, granola. Please bring food items to the church kitchen on Friday, September 17, between 12:30- 2:00 pm. Also, help is needed on the morning of the bake sale between the hours of 7:30 am – 12 noon. Please contact Doris Link or Elaine Rabon for more information.

BIG PINK CHAIR PROJECT

Partner with Blythe Leonard, LLC in the Big Pink Chair Project!

Blythe is raising funds for Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center Foundation to provide mammograms, biopsies, and diagnostic imaging to women in need in Thomasville. She is seeking wooden chairs in relatively good shape to paint and place around town during the month of October. You can take chairs to Blythe Leonard, LLC at 606 Davidson Street. We’re also happy to pick them up! Please reach out to Blythe Leonard (336-687-5366) or Payton Williams (336-687-0015) to get involved!

No chairs? You can make a gift to the mammography fund at supportnovanthealth.org/Thomasville.

RISE AGAINST HUNGER – REGISTRATION OPEN!

SEPTEMBER 8
6 PM – 8 PM
CEC BUILDING

Our annual Rise Against Hunger Meal Packaging Event will be held Wednesday, September 8th, and we need your help to make it a success! Join us in the CEC Building from 6 – 8 PM, to package meals that will then be distributed around the world to people facing food insecurity. This experience provides a fun and educational way to come together and have a global impact! Click HERE to register!

SEWING MINISTRY

Tuesday Sewing Ministry has returned to Tuesday mornings from 9- 11 am. All Covid precautions will be maintained. If you are interested in joining us for sewing projects (not everyone needs to know how to sew, some do the cutting and ironing), please feel free to join us MOST Tuesday mornings. Contact Katie Conant at (336) 225-1947 if you have any questions or would like to check on a Monday to see if we are meeting the following day.

GIFTS GALORE RETURNS!

We are excited to let you know that Memorial’s 16th Annual Gifts Galore will take place the first Saturday in November…November 6th!  We have mailed applications and already are hearing positive responses from a great variety of vendors.  Save the date to shop and spread the word around the community.  If you or anyone you know is interested in being a vendor, please contact the church (336-472-7718) or Marie Carmichael (336-476-4625). Thanks for helping Gifts Galore continue as a great event for our church!

MEMORIALS & HONORARIUMS

MEMORIALS
In Memory of Doris Foltz by Milton & Theresa Humphreys

HONORARIUMS

CLERGY AND STAFF ARE AVAILABLE

You may contact members of the staff directly or by calling the church office at 336-472-7718 and following the instructions on the recording. Here is a list of staff phone extensions and email addresses, for reference:

• Rev. Danny Leonard, Senior Minister – Ext. 16; dleonard@mumctville.org
• Rev. Rodney Denton, Minister of Youth and Young Adults – Ext. 18; rdenton@mumctville.org
• Rev. Lynda Hepler, Minister of Children and Families – Ext. 11; lhepler@mumctville.org
• Norris Norwood, Director of Music – Ext. 12; nnorwood@mumctville.org
• Aaron Prillaman, Director of Contemporary Worship – Ext. 20; aprillaman@mumctville.org
• Melanie Byerly, Director of Arts Alive Art Academy – Ext. 33; mbyerly@mumctville.org
• Kristin Shores, Office Administrator – Ext. 14; kshores@mumctville.org
• Summer Gordon, Administration Assistant – Ext.13; sgordon@mumctville.org
• Jarry Oldaker, Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds – Ext. 17; joldaker@mumctville.org